David Edelsteinhttp://wdiy.org
enA Holocaust Survivor Searches For Her Past In Christian Petzold's 'Phoenix'http://wdiy.org/post/holocaust-survivor-searches-her-past-christian-petzolds-phoenix
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=A+Holocaust+Survivor+Searches+For+Her+Past+In+Christian+Petzold%27s+%27Phoenix%27&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA4MDYxNjY4MDEzMTQ2OTkxMzkyOWU2NQ004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>DAVE DAVIES, HOST: <p>The German director Christian Petzold won the Berlin Film Festival's top prize - the Silver Bear - for his 2012 film "Barbara," which starred Nina Hoss as an East German doctor constantly monitored by the Stasi, the secret police.Fri, 24 Jul 2015 17:21:00 +0000David Edelstein62057 at http://wdiy.orgIn 'Trainwreck', A Screwball Comedy Fades To Family-Values Formulaichttp://wdiy.org/post/trainwreck-screwball-comedy-fades-family-values-formulaic
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=In+%27Trainwreck%27%2C+A+Screwball+Comedy+Fades+To+Family-Values+Formulaic&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA5MTYwMDQ1MDEzMzE1ODcyMjRmY2FlMA004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>DAVID BIANCULLI, HOST: <p>This is FRESH AIR. Amy Schumer’s rise has been swift, from standup comedian to star of her own sketch comedy TV series.Fri, 17 Jul 2015 19:13:00 +0000David Edelstein61733 at http://wdiy.org'Tangerine', A Teeny-Budget Comedy That Packs An Emotional Wallop http://wdiy.org/post/tangerine-teeny-budget-comedy-packs-emotional-wallop
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=%27Tangerine%27%2C+A+Teeny-Budget+Comedy+That+Packs+An+Emotional+Wallop+&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA5MTYwMDQ1MDEzMzE1ODcyMjRmY2FlMA004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>TERRY GROSS, HOST: <p>This is FRESH AIR. One of the sensations in this year's Sundance Film Festival was Sean Baker's film, "Tangerine," which is set in the Los Angeles subculture of transgender sex workers.Thu, 09 Jul 2015 17:20:00 +0000David Edelstein61341 at http://wdiy.orgNot All Sequels Are Equal: Following Up To 'Terminator', 'Magic Mike' http://wdiy.org/post/not-all-sequels-are-equal-following-terminator-magic-mike
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Not+All+Sequels+Are+Equal%3A+Following+Up+To+%27Terminator%27%2C+%27Magic+Mike%27+&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA5MTYwMDQ1MDEzMzE1ODcyMjRmY2FlMA004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>TERRY GROSS, HOST: <p>This is FRESH AIR.Thu, 02 Jul 2015 17:47:00 +0000David Edelstein61051 at http://wdiy.orgPixar's 'Inside Out' Is A Mind-Opening Masterpiecehttp://wdiy.org/post/pixars-inside-out-mind-opening-masterpiece
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Pixar%27s+%27Inside+Out%27+Is+A+Mind-Opening+Masterpiece&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA5MTYwMDQ1MDEzMzE1ODcyMjRmY2FlMA004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>DAVID BIANCULLI, HOST: <p>This is FRESH AIR. Film critic David Edelstein has a review of "Inside Out," the new movie from Pixar Animation Studios.Fri, 19 Jun 2015 17:26:00 +0000David Edelstein60419 at http://wdiy.orgA 'Wolfpack' Of Brothers Who Met The World Through Movieshttp://wdiy.org/post/wolfpack-brothers-who-met-world-through-movies
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=A+%27Wolfpack%27+Of+Brothers+Who+Met+The+World+Through+Movies&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA5MTYwMDQ1MDEzMzE1ODcyMjRmY2FlMA004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>DAVE DAVIES, HOST: <p>The winner of the Grand Jury Prize for a documentary at this year's Sundance Film Festival was a film by Crystal Moselle about a group of teenage brothers she encountered by chance on a street in New York.Fri, 12 Jun 2015 16:02:00 +0000David Edelstein60095 at http://wdiy.orgIn 'Spy', Melissa McCarthy Shines Amid Crude Jokes And Chase Sceneshttp://wdiy.org/post/spy-melissa-mccarthy-shines-amid-crude-jokes-and-chase-scenes
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=In+%27Spy%27%2C+Melissa+McCarthy+Shines+Amid+Crude+Jokes+And+Chase+Scenes&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA5MTYwMDQ1MDEzMzE1ODcyMjRmY2FlMA004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>TERRY GROSS, HOST: <p>This is FRESH AIR. Our film critic David Edelstein has a review of the new espionage comedy "Spy," which stars Melissa McCarthy and features Jude Law and Rose Byrne.Thu, 04 Jun 2015 19:37:00 +0000David Edelstein59713 at http://wdiy.orgThe Future Is Bright In The Time-And-Space Twisting 'Tomorrowland'http://wdiy.org/post/future-bright-time-and-space-twisting-tomorrowland
Much of Brad Bird's Disney sci-fi adventure <em>Tomorrowland</em> is terrific fun, but it's one of the strangest family movies I've seen: Bird's not just making a case for hope, he's making a furious, near-hysterical case against anti-hope.<p>After a perplexing prologue in which George Clooney in a futuristic suit addresses an unseen audience, Bird flashes back to perhaps the 20th century's most enduring symbol of technological optimism: The 1964 New York World's Fair.Fri, 22 May 2015 19:36:00 +0000David Edelstein59162 at http://wdiy.orgThe Future Is Bright In The Time-And-Space Twisting 'Tomorrowland'Souped-Up Vehicles And Road Warriors Reign In 'Mad Max: Fury Road' http://wdiy.org/post/souped-vehicles-and-road-warriors-reign-mad-max-fury-road
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Souped-Up+Vehicles+And+Road+Warriors+Reign+In+%27Mad+Max%3A+Fury+Road%27+&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA5MTYwMDQ1MDEzMzE1ODcyMjRmY2FlMA004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>DAVID BIANCULLI, HOST: <p>This is FRESH AIR. The character Mad Max is an Australian cop whose family is murdered and who wanders the desert after the collapse of civilization, preferring to remain alone.Fri, 15 May 2015 19:04:00 +0000David Edelstein58836 at http://wdiy.orgSchwarzenegger Meets Zombies In A Haunting, Slow-Paced New Filmhttp://wdiy.org/post/schwarzenegger-meets-zombies-haunting-slow-paced-new-film
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Schwarzenegger+Meets+Zombies+In+A+Haunting%2C+Slow-Paced+New+Film&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA5MTYwMDQ1MDEzMzE1ODcyMjRmY2FlMA004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>DAVID BIANCULLI, HOST: <p>This is FRESH AIR. In the new zombie film "Maggie," Arnold Schwarzenegger plays Wade, a Midwestern farmer trying to keep his infected daughter, played by Abigail Breslin, from being taken away. The film opens in theaters today and also can be seen on demand.Fri, 08 May 2015 17:56:00 +0000David Edelstein58501 at http://wdiy.org